THE fight for Premiership survival took a new twist at the Reebok yesterday when Jussi Jaaskelainen and Abdoulaye Meite - both well over six-foot - squared up to each other in an angry exchange.
Wanderers were holding on for a 1-1 draw with fellow strugglers, Spurs, when the tension seemed to get the better of the team-mates.
Jaaskelainen remonstrated furiously with Meite, who then turned on the keeper and pushed him in the face.
It might have appeared unseemly, but it was a spat Sammy Lee saw as a sign that his players care deeply about the situation they are in - second bottom of the Premiership with just four points from seven games.
"If anybody had any doubts as to the lads' commitment, then that said it all in a nutshell," the manager said.
"Sometimes you want a bit more of that, be it on the field or on the training ground.
"It shows they are committed and care passionately."
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